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Hawaii's Annual Events & Festivals

The Festive Islands of Aloha

Dive deep into Hawaii’s local community and you’ll discover a culture alive with paniolo (cowboys), Chinese dragons, ethnic festivals, culinary events and an exotic collection of celebrations. Throughout the year, you’ll also encounter parades, street parties, food and craft fairs, concerts and family activities that honor every aspect of Hawaii’s diverse culture.

Annual Events

Many of Hawaii’s most memorable celebrations occur annually. Some, like the Honolulu Marathon(December) and the Hawaii International Film Festival (October), draw visitors and participants from around the globe. Others, like Oahu’s Prince Lot Hula Competition (July) or the Eo E Emalani I Alakai Festival (October) on Kauai and the statewide King Kamehameha Celebration (June) are primarily local occasions. These events have a strong allure for visitors who want to get an authentic glimpse of Hawaii during their trip.

Held in conjunction with monthly Na Mea hula kahiko performances, join our Native Hawaiian cultural specialist Loke Kamanu and her ohana on the lanai of the Volcano Art Gallery as they share with you "Na Mea Hula" (all things hula). Come and learn a hula, use various hula implements and try [...]

One Sunday each month from 1pm to 6pm Alii Drive in Kona's Historic Kailua Village becomes a festive, pedestrian-only outdoor "Made in Hawaii" marketplace that makes for a fun family-friendly day. Leashed dogs are welcome to stroll too!

Are you looking for that genuine Aloha - unconditional love? Do you feel the call of the island of Molokai with its ancient culture and traditions? Do you love to dance hula, the Hawaiian dance and to know and see where the dances come [...]

Each year, thousands of visitors visit Pacific Aviation Museum Pearl Harbor on Ford Island to see some of the nation’s best remote control aircraft pilots perform aerial stunts and dog fights with giant scale warbirds, jets, and helicopters. There’s also a candy drop, activity zone and ‘snow [...]

Hula Voices presents an engaging, intimate “talk story” session with Hawaii Island’s hula practitioners who eat, sleep and live on the practice of hula and its associated arts. Embrace the opportunity to listen to Kumu Hula, long time Humana (student) and artisans whose live and breathe Hula. [...]

Enjoy the music of Ke Kula Mele - School of Hawaiian music under the direction of Kumu Alan Akaka. Students will perform songs with the theme Wahi Pana – Famous Places, on steel guitar, ukulele, guitar and Hawaiian style bass for this Summer Concert, Sat. June 9, 2018, at 11 AM at Windward [...]

The 2018 Hawaiian Steel Guitar Festival at Windward Mall, Kaneohe, HI, will be held on June 9, 2018 from 1-6 PM. This festival provides a community friendly venue with lots of free parking and merchant facilities. Featured are Hawaii’s top steel guitar masters, as well as Ke Kula Mele’s Next [...]

Hawaii Tourism Authority in partnership with NOAA, Ko Olina Resort Association, Hawaii Gas and other community partners are hosting its 2nd Annual World Oceans Day Celebration on Sunday, June 10, 2018. The free festivities will coincide with global World Oceans Day Celebrations and include [...]

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